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The White Feather · Character

Tomlin

A minor character in the school setting.

minor

First appearance: the white feather

Tomlin shows up with force in VI: Albert Redivivus. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Helps plan the orange-throwing attack; loses three waistcoat buttons in the fight.
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In VI: Albert Redivivus: Helps plan the orange-throwing attack; loses three waistcoat buttons in the fight. Later, in VIII: A Naval Battle and Its Consequences: A School House student who challenges Dexter's to a boat…

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11 connections

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JAJacksonSPSaul PedderJBJoe BevanCRCrowleTHThe HeadmasterTOTomlin

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • School authority figures
  • Minor and visiting characters
  • Sheen's social circle

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Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because it reveals the full extent of Stanning’s cowardice and moral corru…

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